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Areal Flood Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 15, 2017Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Jun 15, 2017, 6:39 AM EDT for Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2017, 6:39 AM EDT (10:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2017, 12:45 AM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jun 15, 4:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 4:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
349 AM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-160800-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-
Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-
Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-
Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-
Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings-
Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo,
Crawfordsville, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Haute,
Shelbyville, Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour
349 AM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Outlook: Isolated severe storms will be possible this afternoon and
evening, mainly near and east of a Muncie to Shelbyville to Columbus
line.

Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, brief heavy rainfall, isolated
flooding and cloud to ground lightning.

Timing: Through 10 pm.

Discussion: Weak upper disturbances combined with warm, moist and
unstable air will trigger isolated to scattered thunderstorms
through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Outlook: A few severe storms will be possible Thursday, mainly
during the afternoon and evening hours and near and east of a Muncie
to Shelbyville to Columbus line. Large hail and damaging winds will
be the main threats. Otherwise, there is a chance of thunderstorms at
times through the weekend. Any storm is capable of producing gusty
winds, brief heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning.

Severe storms may also be possible Saturday afternoon and evening and
Sunday. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main severe threat
with these storms. It will be mostly dry next week under surface
high pressure. However, can not rule out a storm or two midweek as
upper waves move over the area in northwest flow aloft.

Discussion: Very warm, humid and unstable air will interact with
numerous upper disturbances and also with a cold front late in the
weekend. The result will be scattered to numerous thunderstorms
through Sunday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible this afternoon and evening and again
later in the weekend.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 1:28 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
128 AM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

INZ061-062-069-070-150615-
Martin IN-Lawrence IN-Greene IN-Monroe IN-
128 AM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...NORTHERN
MARTIN...NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 215
AM EDT...

At 128 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Shoals, or 17 miles west of Bedford, moving northeast
at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bedford, Oolitic, Williams, Avoca, Indian Springs, Fairfax State
Recreation Area, Silverville, Harrodsburg, Owensburg and Burns City.

LAT...LON 3881 8693 3881 8692 3882 8692 3882 8690
      3887 8691 3909 8653 3885 8636 3869 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 239DEG 28KT 3881 8681

MK
Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:14 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
614 AM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 AM     FLOOD            NEBRASKA                39.07N 85.45W
06/15/2017                   JENNINGS           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STATE 50 CLOSED AT JENNINGS AND RIPLEY
            COUNTY LINE. SEMI STUCK IN HIGH WATER.

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHenry, Randolph38 min
Jun 14, 10:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby5 hr
Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren71 hr
Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren6 days
Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo7 days
Jun 14, 11:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur3 hr
Jun 15, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence, Martin47 min
Jun 15, 1:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson, Jennings3 hr
Jun 15, 2:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings12 hr
Jun 15, 6:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more9 hr
Jun 15, 6:07 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings9 hr
Jun 15, 7:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew10 hr
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington63 hr
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson27 hr
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew14 hr
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington20 hr
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike7 days
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox8 days
Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan7 days
Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo6 days
Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan7 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.